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Re: Installing swarms on drawn foundation

Re: Installing swarms on drawn foundation

I'll bite, what's ppb?

I agree with OT. Feel free to use them if they are disease-free. However, nothing draws comb better than a big, well-fed swarm. This is a once per year event where you can easily get new comb built. This is leveraging your bees natural tendencies. I can always find other uses for drawn comb, so using it in a swarm would be very low priority for me. That's why I typically only give a swarm one frame of drawn comb. Use them to draw comb, if that's an objective.